The enchanting region of Bourgoigne was the historical homeland of the prominent surname Lecourtois. Lecourtois is a topographic surname, which is a type of hereditary surname. These were given to a person who resided near a physical feature such as a hill, stream, church, or type of tree. Habitation names form the other broad category of surnames that were derived from place-names. They were derived from pre-existing names for towns, villages, parishes, or farmsteads. Other local names are derived from the names of houses, manors, estates, regions, and entire counties. As a general rule, the greater the distance between an individual and their homeland, the larger the territory they were named after. For example, a person who only moved to another parish would be known by the name of their original village, while people who migrated to a different country were often known by the name of a region or country from which they came. The name Lecourtois was first found in Burgundy, where this illustrious family was established in early times in a village in the department of Yonne, in the district of Sens.

Lecourtois Early Origins

The surname Lecourtois was first found in Burgundy (French: Bourgogne), an administrative and historical region of east-central France, where this illustrious family was established in early times in a village in the department of Yonne, in the district of Sens.

Lecourtois Spelling Variations

Lecourtois Spelling Variations

Lecourtois Early History

Lecourtois Early History

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Lecourtois research. Another 313 words (22 lines of text) covering the years 1628, 1679, 1654, 1687, 1719, 1720, 1734, 1748, 1777, 1838, 1754, 1816, 1844, 1621, 1676, 1655 and 1703 are included under the topic Early Lecourtois History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Lecourtois Early Notables (pre 1700)

Lecourtois Early Notables (pre 1700)

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The Great Migration

The Great Migration

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Charles Courtois, who married Marguerite Berger in Quebec City in 1670; Denis Courtois, who married Barbe Arnault in Lévis in 1700; Simon Courtois, who married Marie-Jeanne Villeneuve in Charlesbourg in 1704.

Doyle, William. The Oxford History of the French Revolution. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1990. Print. (ISBN 0192852213).

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The Lecourtois Family Crest was acquired from the Houseofnames.com archives. The Lecourtois Family Crest was drawn according to heraldic standards based on published blazons. We generally include the oldest published family crest once associated with each surname.